Memphis, Tennessee
National Civil Rights Museum
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Silky O'Sullivan's
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
York, Maine
York Witch Grave
The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.
Boston, Massachusetts
Site of the Boston Massacre
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston's Old Burying Grounds
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Sacred Cod
No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...
Boston, Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Boston, Massachusetts
St. Stephen's Church
A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."
Boston, Massachusetts
Old North Church
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Boston, Massachusetts
Caffe Vittoria
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Schwangau, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Newport, Rhode Island
Touro Cemetery
The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Newport, Rhode Island
Touro Synagogue
Oldest synagogue in the United States.
Paris, France
Montmartre Cemetery
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Barcelona, Spain
Mirador de Colom (Columbus Monument)
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada Família
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Italy
The Alpine Wall
A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.
Naples, Italy
Funicolare Centrale
In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.
Pompeii, Italy
The Brothels of Pompeii
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
Thermopolia of Pompeii
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Orvieto, Italy
Orvieto Underground
This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.
